UNK64X0402

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A55 · Kansas City, MO · January 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1964
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1420GBeechcraft A55
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185186

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0395  64/1/30    KANSAS CITY MO      BEECHCRAFT A55      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N1420G              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 39, 13500 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE                                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FAILURE IN THREADED AREA OF SHANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N1420G
Reported as
Beechcraft A55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.